New York's governor has banned nonessential state-funded travel to Mississippi after that state's governor signed a law allowing religious groups and some businesses to refuse service to gay couples.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the ban Tuesday, the same day Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant signed the measure, which supporters said will protect those who have religious objections to same-sex marriage. Opponents to the measure said it will lead to discrimination.

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Last week Cuomo, a Democrat, banned state-funded travel to North Carolina after lawmakers there blocked anti-discrimination protections for gay, lesbian and transgender people.

In a statement, Cuomo said the Mississippi law is a "sad, hateful" measure and that he will not allow any official state travel to the state until the law is repealed.

“Discrimination is not a New York value. We believe our diversity is our greatest strength, and we will continue to reject the politics of division and exclusion,” Cuomo said.

Cuomo banned all non-essential state travel to Indiana in 2015 after legislators passed a controversial religious freedom law that did not prohibit discrimination against LGBT residents. That ban lasted four days.